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    Suzanne Collins integrated various themes to create an exciting and unforgettable story of "The Hunger Games". These themes come together‚ giving the book different characteristics and enables entertainment to a wide range of audience. Four themes that considerably influence the story and its characters are strength‚ power‚ love and control. Strength displays the qualities and characteristics of a character‚ allowing us to learn more about them and how they develop throughout the book. Power‚ such

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    Both Nick Carraway and Billy Flynn are the only characters in Chicago or the Great Gatsby that know all of the happenings in their respective stories‚ though Nick doesn’t run everything like Flynn does‚ and is instead a mere observer who ends up being the catalyst for the events taking place in the book. Billy Flynn is portrayed multiple times as an entertainer and show man who manipulates the opinions and emotions of his audience. When talking to the press after he agrees to work Roxie’s case he

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    In Billy Golfus’ journey to find his kindred spirits‚ he highlighted two compelling ideas in his documentary “When Billy Broke His Head… and Other Tales of Wonder.” First‚ Billy talked about the discrimination against those with disabilities. Second‚ “care providers” treated these people as political “objects” for profit-making. It is indisputable society has generally labelled those with disabilities as “defective” and “abnormal.” As such‚ society believes these “sub-par” humans cannot perform

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    Nicholas Walters Period.6 Dialectic Journals |Quotes... |Responses... | | | | |1. ’and I couldn’t say no. how could I” |There has been times in my life where I just couldnt say no just because

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    Song: "We met as soul mates" The soldiers were enthusiastic‚ buddies‚ and hopeful for a better life. "We left as inmates‚ from an asylum" The soldiers dreams/ideas of heroism‚ and valour were completely wrong "And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives" The soldiers thought they’d be heroes‚ that when they came back‚ they would be revered as fighters for freedom. "And WE were sharp; as sharp as knives" "And THEY were sharp; As sharp as knives" Equalizes America and Vietnam. Both were as

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    In the hit song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” by Billy Joel‚ it states historical events from 1949 to 1989 that impacted the world completely. There are over one hundred topics spoken of in the span of the song‚ including political and entertainment events. Although they are all individual topics‚ some actually relate to others‚ or even lead up to the next. Some of these topics include North Korea‚ South Korea‚ Panmunjom (1949-1952)‚ Malenkov‚ Khrushchev (1953- 1956)‚ Little Rock‚ Ole Miss (1957 and

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    There is controversy over whether or not people should stop eating junk food. In the article “New Study Reveals Junk Food Good for You‚” Billy Bunting believe some types of sugary‚ fatty junk foods “are better for you than so-called healthy foods” (Bunting). Throughout the article‚ he accounts evidences to verify his argument that eating large doses of junk food is good and a key to a long and healthy life. In “New Study Reveals Junk Food Good for You‚” Bunting accounts studies‚ action points‚ and

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    Why was Billy nervous when he turned ten? Billy was nervous when he turned ten. He knew things would change when he got older. He is sad because he thinks he will have to give up all his imaginary friends. Also‚ he is sad because he thinks he will not be able to do the things he used to do when he was younger. Billy went to talk to his mother because he was turning ten. He asked his mother would my life change after I turned ten‚ His mother said‚ “Yes it would because you are getting older.” Then

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    Billy Elliot: Discussion or Writing topics. 1. When Billy describes his dancing and the feeling that he gets from it he says that he forgets everything and feels as if there’s a fire in his body and that he feels he disappears. I believe that Billy is describing his feeling of freedom in a world were for him‚ freedom is almost unattainable in many circumstances. I got this feeling earlier today‚ driving through the country-side‚ through open paddocks and fields with rolling slopes and the mountains

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    In “Where Have You Gone‚ Charming Billy?” by Tim O’Brien‚ the main character Paul Berlin feels very menace on his first night in Vietnam. When Paul is walking through the rice paddy‚ the author writes‚ “The fear had been bundled and tight and he’d been on his hands and knees‚ crawling like an insect‚ an ant escaping a giant’s footsteps‚ and thinking nothing‚ brain flopping like wet cement in a mixer‚ not thinking at all‚ watching while Billy Boy Watkins died” (O’Brien 133). The fact that the author

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